Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bolivia
Bolivia: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bolivia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Bolivia peaked at 9.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Bolivia ranks 101st of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 99 Jamaica 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 100 Ghana 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 102 Myanmar 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 103 Tajikistan 8.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 104 Pakistan 8.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Bolivia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 76,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Bolivia?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bolivia was 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Bolivia rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Bolivia ranks 101st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.